document.write( "Question 661067: calculate (to the nearest foot) the hypotenuse of a right triangle in which one leg is 9ft and the other leg is 1 ft less than the hypotenuse. I set it up like this:
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Algebra.Com's Answer #411472 by ewatrrr(24785) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( " one leg is 9ft and the other leg is 1 ft less than the hypotenuse
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document.write( " Using the Pythagorean Theorem, This Info Sets UP...
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document.write( " (a-1)^2 + 9^2 = a^2
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